Carpet sweeper construction



Aug. 13, 1935. w, PULLEN 2,011,262

I CARPET SWEEPER CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 29, 1934 ATTORNEYS.

4 sheet metal end plate extending over the wheels W 32.011.262 CARPET 'SWEEPER CONSTRUCTION Fred W. Pullen, GrandRapids; iassignor to Blssell carpetsweeper Company QrandRapids, Mich.

Application September 29, 1934. Serial Ne. 746,183 3 was 1. 1. i.

The objects of this invention are: l

First, to provide a new and improved 'carpet sweeper construction in which the floor wheels and theends of the case and operatingparts are concealed. s

Second, to provide such a construction having'a and concealing the end of the case.

Third, to provide such a construction in which" a pandump lever and the wheels are concealedby' a sheet metal end plate and in which the concealed dump lever is made easily accessiblethough concealed.

Other objects and advantages pertaining to de tails and economies of construction and operation will appear from the description to follow. A preferred embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which: 1

Fig. 1 is a plan view of thecarpet sweeper embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 but omitting the corner bumpers and cord surrounding the sweeper.

the sweeper shown is of sheet metal having a flange I02 extending down over the-ends 3 which are of wood. The flange I02 has an extension 202 which serves as a bearing plate to engage the lever 22 and the plate 34, as is shown in Fig. 3. The flange I02 is cut away just above the fulcrum 23 of the lever 22 in the specific sweeper shown. If the flange I02 is sufliciently narrow,

it need not be cut away as indicated. 5 is the cord surrounding the sweeper and 6 are rubber corner bumpers through which the cord passes. I is the bail and 8 thehandle. 9 are the floor wheels which engage the hub I0 of the brush II for driving the same. I2 are equalizer levers such as are illustrated in my Patent No. 1,786,864, issued December 30, 1930, for Carpet sweeper brush guide mechanism. I3 is the slide to which the brush I I is pivoted by pin I4, and I5 and I6 are the slots of the equalizer lever I2. I have not detailed this mechanism because it is not an essential part of this invention.

I! are dust pans pivoted at I8 and provided with an A-shaped spring I9 fastened in holes in the downwardly and inwardly projecting ends of the pan. The apex 2| of the spring clears the a the wheels.

top 2 of'the case to 'engage a lever22. This lever correspondssubstantially in construction to the lever showninmy' Patent No. 1,933,758, issued. November 7, 1933, and comprises a single-rod or heavy wire having an oifset central pivot portion 5-' 23 disposed throughslightly enlarged aperture 24' in the end of the case and which is filled with a clip 25. The lever'has flattened portions 28, 21

for strengthening thesame and-theend 28 is formed as is indicated in said patent by flattening 1b Spaced from the end of the case and lying be 15 i yond the wheels is end plate 30. The end plate 30. is of metal and. has an inwardly extending flange at the top. The flange extends toward the sweeper top 3 and is of substantially the same contour. as that top. As is shown in Fig. 3, plate 30 extends downwardly outside of the wheels at the end of the sweeper case and practically conceals At its upper edge it is provided with an inwardly turned flange 3| which extends over the floor wheels of the sweeper and toward the case and in the same plane as the top of the case. At the ends of the plate, the flange continues as at 32 and lies substantially in the plane of the sides of the sweeper case.

At the top of the plate and in the upper flange 3|, I provide an aperture 33 located adjacent the end 28 of the lever 22 for access thereto. On the end 28 of the lever 22, I provide a finger plate 34 which fits said aperture 33. This plate is spot-welded or otherwise aflixed to the portion 35 28 of the lever 22. The lever 22 is so arranged that when the pans are in position for sweeping, the finger plate 34 lies substantially flush with the flange 3| and provides with that a substantially continuous surface, effectively concealing the dump lever and assisting in concealing the working parts of the sweeper,

The end plate 30 is affixed to the sweeper in any desired manner. In Fig. 4 I have shown a very satisfactory method. The ends M of the sides 4 of the sweeper case extend beyond the end of the case and the flange 32 at the side of the plate 30 extends over this extension 4| and is fastened by suitable nails 42 or the like extending through the openings 43 in the flange 32.

It will be understood that my improved construction presents a concealing end plate and that the dump lever 22 is almost fully concealed and is at the same time readilyavailable for use, giving combination of a sheet metal end plate spaced from the end of the case and beyond the wheels and of a contour substantially the same as the contour of the end of the case and substantially covering said end and its wheels to conceal the same, said plate having along its upper edge an inturned flange extending over said wheels and toward, and in the plane of, the top of the case and substantially closing the space between said plate'and' said'case to conceal the wheels, said plate having along its ends continuations of said flange extending toward and in the planes of the sides of the case, said flange at theupper edge of said plate having an aperture thereinfor access to a pan dump lever, a pan dump lever connected to said means for actuating said pans for dumping them andhaving one end lying between said case 5 and said plate, and a'flnger plate at the end of said pan dump lever and fitting in said aperture in said flange and lying flush with said flange when the pans are in position for sweeping, thereby forming with said flange and plate a substantially continuous surface.

2. In a carpet sweeper having aecase with floor wheels at the ends thereof and with dust pans and means for actuating them to dump them, the combination of a sheet metal end plate spaced from the end of the case and beyond the wheels and of a contour substantially the same as the contour of the end of the case and substantially covering said end and its wheels to conceal the same, said plate having along its upper edge an inturned flange extending over said wheels and toward, and in the plane of, the top of the case and substantially closing the space between said plate and said case to conceal the wheels, said flange having an aperture therein for access to .a pan clump lever, a pan dump lever connected to said means for actuating said pans for dumping them and having one end lying between said case and said plate, and a finger plate at the end of said pan dump lever and fitting in said aperture in said flange and lying flush with said flange when the pans are in position for sweeping, thereby forming with said flange and plate a substantially continuous surface.

3. In a carpet sweeper having a case with floor wheels at the ends thereof and with dust pans and means for actuating them to dump them, the combination of a sheet metal end plate spaced from the end of the case and beyond the wheels to conceal the same, said plate having along its upper edge an inturned flange extending over said wheels and toward the case and substantially closing the space between said plate and said case.

to conceal the wheels, said flange having an aperture therein for access to a pan dump lever, a pan dump lever connected to said means for actuating said pans for dumping them and having one end lying between said case and said plate, and a finger plate at the end of said pan dump lever and fitting in said aperture in said flange when the pans are in position for sweeping, thereby forming with said flange and plate a substantially continuous surface.

FRED W. PULLEN. 

